Biomaterial Database

Finger and hand replantation. Surgical technique. 1992

M B Wood

Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

An approach to the technique of either finger, thumb, or hand replantation is presented in this article. Acceptable alternative approaches exist, but I have found those techniques described as practical and useful. Variations of these techniques will be necessary depending on any number of circumstances, but these considerations should be individualized to the specific patient and injury pattern.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012092	Replantation	Restoration of an organ or other structure to its original site.	Reimplantation,Surgical Replantation,Replantation, Surgical,Reimplantations,Replantations,Replantations, Surgical,Surgical Replantations
D003646	Debridement	The removal of foreign material and devitalized or contaminated tissue from or adjacent to a traumatic or infected lesion until surrounding healthy tissue is exposed. (Dorland, 27th ed)	Debridements
D005385	Fingers	Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND.	Finger
D006225	Hand	The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb.	Hands
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000673	Amputation, Traumatic	Loss of a limb or other bodily appendage by accidental injury.	Amputations, Traumatic,Traumatic Amputation,Traumatic Amputations
D013536	Suture Techniques	Techniques for securing together the edges of a wound, with loops of thread or similar materials (SUTURES).	Suture Technics,Suture Technic,Suture Technique,Technic, Suture,Technics, Suture,Technique, Suture,Techniques, Suture
D013933	Thumb	The first digit on the radial side of the hand which in humans lies opposite the other four.	Thumbs